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Nick Deller
@elcrinkled.bsky.social
· Dec 31
This is magnificent gibberish. #esc250
You never see I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas and I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts in the same place at the same time, do you? #JuniorChoice
December 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
You never see I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas and I’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts in the same place at the same time, do you? #JuniorChoice
At least with Right Said Fred you could reasonably claim negligence and non-compliance with relevant regulations as a weak defence. Hole In The Ground was cold blooded and deliberate, but a good laugh all the same.
December 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
At least with Right Said Fred you could reasonably claim negligence and non-compliance with relevant regulations as a weak defence. Hole In The Ground was cold blooded and deliberate, but a good laugh all the same.
I didn’t have Cindy and Bert on my House of Games bingo card, I’ll be honest here.
December 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I didn’t have Cindy and Bert on my House of Games bingo card, I’ll be honest here.
Balloon. Loop. Moonshine. Floodwater. Stoop. Canoodle.
December 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Balloon. Loop. Moonshine. Floodwater. Stoop. Canoodle.
It’s a particular shame that we’re missing Ireland next year, because it was going to be the one and only chance to celebrate the joyful equation 2026 - 1994 = 1994 - 1962.
December 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It’s a particular shame that we’re missing Ireland next year, because it was going to be the one and only chance to celebrate the joyful equation 2026 - 1994 = 1994 - 1962.
There were REHEARSALS?????
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
There were REHEARSALS?????
Man I’m glad I have the extended version of the Going For Gold theme always on hand.
December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Man I’m glad I have the extended version of the Going For Gold theme always on hand.
I love a good draw ceremony, me. Can someone direct me to a good draw ceremony?
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I love a good draw ceremony, me. Can someone direct me to a good draw ceremony?
Ah, what’s the worst that could happen?
December 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Ah, what’s the worst that could happen?
🎼 Quinn! Quinn! Eimear Quinn!
Quinn! Quinn! Eimear Quinn!
Nei!
Ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh aaaaahhhhhhh!🎼
*polite applause intensifies*
Quinn! Quinn! Eimear Quinn!
Nei!
Ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh aaaaahhhhhhh!🎼
*polite applause intensifies*
December 2, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🎼 Quinn! Quinn! Eimear Quinn!
Quinn! Quinn! Eimear Quinn!
Nei!
Ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh aaaaahhhhhhh!🎼
*polite applause intensifies*
Quinn! Quinn! Eimear Quinn!
Nei!
Ahhhh ahhhh ahhhh aaaaahhhhhhh!🎼
*polite applause intensifies*
I don’t think Hallmarknado actually exists, but I really want to watch it.
November 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I don’t think Hallmarknado actually exists, but I really want to watch it.
The problem with “enhanced technical safeguards” is that if you tell everyone what they are, they melt. But if you don’t tell everyone what they are, you’re in the realm of “Trust me bro!”
That’s where the hard work has to be done - everything else is pretty much cosmetic.
That’s where the hard work has to be done - everything else is pretty much cosmetic.
November 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The problem with “enhanced technical safeguards” is that if you tell everyone what they are, they melt. But if you don’t tell everyone what they are, you’re in the realm of “Trust me bro!”
That’s where the hard work has to be done - everything else is pretty much cosmetic.
That’s where the hard work has to be done - everything else is pretty much cosmetic.
Thinking about that time that Claudia Winkleman managed to convince Lee Mack that she doesn’t use gravy granules as an impromptu fake tan.
November 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Thinking about that time that Claudia Winkleman managed to convince Lee Mack that she doesn’t use gravy granules as an impromptu fake tan.
Meanwhile, on House Beautiful pages 70 and 74…
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Meanwhile, on House Beautiful pages 70 and 74…
Can’t believe how dark it is.
October 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Can’t believe how dark it is.
Finally, an idea so stupid that nobody’s previously had it! #Tofublerone
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Finally, an idea so stupid that nobody’s previously had it! #Tofublerone
I was already getting over-excited about the inter-continental play-offs, and that was BEFORE I looked up Bolivia’s record away from La Paz in the decagonal.
October 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I was already getting over-excited about the inter-continental play-offs, and that was BEFORE I looked up Bolivia’s record away from La Paz in the decagonal.
I’m not saying that Cabo Verde is small, just that it didn’t make the cut to get mentioned in Conquistador.
October 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I’m not saying that Cabo Verde is small, just that it didn’t make the cut to get mentioned in Conquistador.
If I had words to make a day for you, I’d, umm, thing.
October 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If I had words to make a day for you, I’d, umm, thing.
I’m not saying that my old school uses AI without due care, but I maybe am saying that it uuss aii witouout durcare.
October 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’m not saying that my old school uses AI without due care, but I maybe am saying that it uuss aii witouout durcare.
Really enjoying the book “Making Your Own Sausages From The Ground Up”, and looking forward to reading the follow-up “What To Do When They’re Not Ground Up”
no hang on
no hang on
September 29, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Really enjoying the book “Making Your Own Sausages From The Ground Up”, and looking forward to reading the follow-up “What To Do When They’re Not Ground Up”
no hang on
no hang on
Diplomats described the meeting as “like a group of feral raccoons fighting in a cement mixer”.
🚨 The EBU will hold an extraordinary session of the General Assembly in early November, where EBU Members will vote on Israel's participation in #Eurovision 2026.
"The Board agreed that this question merited a broader democratic basis for a decision, whereby all Members should be given a voice."
"The Board agreed that this question merited a broader democratic basis for a decision, whereby all Members should be given a voice."
September 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Diplomats described the meeting as “like a group of feral raccoons fighting in a cement mixer”.
How did I not know that the song IMMEDIATELY AFTER Super-Extra-Wonder-Shop contains this joyful demonstration of free-form saxophony? youtu.be/T2JlE-z-hpA?...
Maarit Hurmerinta: Life is a jigsaw (live 1973)
YouTube video by makikoti47
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September 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
How did I not know that the song IMMEDIATELY AFTER Super-Extra-Wonder-Shop contains this joyful demonstration of free-form saxophony? youtu.be/T2JlE-z-hpA?...
1. Transcribe bookies’ odds for ESC 1987 into English notebook.
2. Put English notebook in attic for 35 years.
3. Profit!
#Eurovision
2. Put English notebook in attic for 35 years.
3. Profit!
#Eurovision
September 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
1. Transcribe bookies’ odds for ESC 1987 into English notebook.
2. Put English notebook in attic for 35 years.
3. Profit!
#Eurovision
2. Put English notebook in attic for 35 years.
3. Profit!
#Eurovision
I feel like I probably ought to try having one of those “opinion” thingies that I keep hearing about, but I’m sure it’ll pass.
September 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I feel like I probably ought to try having one of those “opinion” thingies that I keep hearing about, but I’m sure it’ll pass.